Method of producing a baking agent



corresponding to the baking temperature, name- Obviously the splitt'ng up at high temperatures 10 1e gredients, the whole converted into a dough and We claim:--

water to a dough, then to form this into lumps, minutes, drying the product, milling the same 20 breaking up of the bran by sugaring it with water, heating said mixture to a temperature not 25 1 Patented July 23, 1935 UNITED STATES: PATENT OFFICE 2,009,274 lVIETHOD 0F PRODUCING A BAKING AGENT 6 Claims. .(CI. 99-10) The invention relates to a baking agent in ripenin (Ger. Endgane) of about 15 minutes, is

particular for the production of dark varieties of placed in the oven and baked in the usual manbread. her. The weight of the dough 3580 grams and Bread has already been produced for example the doug yield about 176%,

by milling meal to the extent of 60% to fine If, on the other hand, a bran treated accord- 5 meal, making a paste with the bran and water, ing-to the hitherto known processes at a temperaand heating this on a water bath or breaking it ture of 230 to 250 C. is used, then a doug Yield down in an autoclave with superheated steam, of about 168% results. The yiel aiicol'ding t0 thereupon drying the material at a temperature the present invention is thus about 8% h ly about 230 to 250 C. and milling the product above 200 is too strong, so that main y the pr pto fine meal. Then to the 60 parts of one meal rt s of th ran wh a important for the the leaven was added and then the remaining baking capacity are deteriorated or constituents broken down meal admixed with the usual in- Of the bran are destroyedbaked in the usual manner to bread. 1. Process for the manufacture of bread. which Obviously, this process did not fulfill the hopes i ud s th ps of m x an w wat r.

entertained since it was proposed to improve this ea a xt t0 temperature between manner of operation by stirring. the bran with 90 C. and 180 C. for a period no exc d ng e and bake these at the baking temperature to and incorporating the milled product with dough dry and to mill the same finely. The bran so made of normal bread-making constituents. converted Wa then added to the bread dough. 2. Process for the manufac ure of bread which Finally it has been attempted to improve the includes the steps of incorporating bran with diastase-containing material such as malt. exceeding 180 C. for a period not exceeding 10 It has now been found that a considerable imminutes, drying the product, milling the same provement of this process and its results can be and incorporating the milled product in a breadobtained if the bran is stirred with water to a making dough of normal character.

thin dough, converted or broken down by heat- 3. Process for making bread which includes the 30 ing for about 2 to 10 minutes to a temperature steps of mixing 1 part of bran with 3 parts of which is at the most 180 0., dried, milled and if water, treating the same at a temperature in exrequisite sifted. i cess of 90 C. but not exceeding 180 C. for ap- Example .-1 par of rye bran is stirred to a proximately 5 minutes, drying the product and thin paste with about 3 parts of water, allowed milling the same and mixing the milled product 35 to swell somewhat and the paste thereupon for with bread-making dough of normal charactera short time, about 2 to 10 minutes, heated in istics. thin layers on a roller dryer heated with steam 4. Process for making bread which includes the of about 5 atmospheres pressure above amossteps of mixing bran with water to a thin paste,

pheric. It is in all circumstances to be avoided treating said paste on a heated roller dryer to a 40 that higher temperatures, for example such as temperature not exceeding 180 C. for a period 230 to 250 C. which arise in baking ovens, are not exceeding ten minutes drying and milling employed, since by these the product, as has the product and mixing the same with a bread b h n, 5ufler5 dough of normal constitution.

The dried product is milled and if required' 5. Process for the manufacture of dark 001- i d, oured bread which includes the step of incor- For the production of a black bread the process porating a bran subjected in the form of a thin may for example be as follows: paste with water to a short heat treatment at a 1000 grams of coarse rye meal are admixed temperature above 90 C. but not exceeding 180 with 50 grams of leaven and 600 grams of water, C. and in the form of a milled product in dough. 50

and employed for the raising of the dough, 6. Process for making rye bread which includes Thereupon a further 800 grams of coarse rye the step of mixing rye bran with water to a thin meal, 30 grams of cooking salt and a further 900 paste, sub ecting the said paste in thin layers grams of water are added and 200 grams of the tea heat treatment not exceeding 180 C. for a broken down or converted bran according to the short tim drying the product, milling the same 5 present invention is added. The whole is we ked and mixing the milled product with a rye dough,

up into a dough which, after a dough ripening CARL GERHARD QUASCHNING.

' (Ger. Teiggane) of about'60 minutes and a final HEINRICH 

